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Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s “2025 Undergraduate Network Leaders” conference brings together faculty and staff from more than 40 colleges and universities.

Peer-reviewed studies detail use of techniques to better track the spread of disease and highlight UCLA Fielding’s excellence in public health methodological research.

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about her research into shade at California public schools.

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Miriam Marlier and Dr. Michael Jerrett, both professors in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, co-authored a study of the 2015-16 Aliso Canyon gas blowout using satellite imagery.

UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, served on the federal panel that reported this month, using Los Angeles County wildfires as a case study.

The team, led by Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, is made up of students, staff, and faculty from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, Samueli School of Engineering, and Luskin School of Public Affairs and screened more than 200 soil samples.

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Jian Li, professor in the departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology, was recognized by International Commission on Occupational Health Scientific Committee.

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, received the honor in recognition of her work as a leader in advancing data equity and addressing health disparities.

UCLA's Dr. Mark Peterson, professor in the Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, receives inaugural APSA Career Achievement Award in Health Politics and Policy.

UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Matthew Mimiaga receives highest honor presented to alumni of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

PC Magazine quoted UCLA Fielding's Dr. Joann Elmore about a $16 million study of the effectiveness of AI and breast cancer diagnosis and treatment where she serves as a principal investigator.

ABC News interviewed UCLA Fielding's Dr. Naomi Zewde, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the Affordable Care Act.